In this section each item consists of six sentences that comprise a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The sequence of the middle four sentences has been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the answer sheet. S1: National highways connect one state with another and

Step-by-step solution

Sentence S1 introduces national highways and states that they are of "national importance". Sentence P directly follows S1 by explaining the reason for this importance, starting with "They are important because..." and mentioning that they "carry 40 per cent of the total road traffic". Sentence R logically follows P by explaining how they manage this traffic, starting with "They bear the load of traffic because..." and noting that they "pass through major cities and towns". Sentence S builds upon the idea introduce